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Will The Media Devour Mitt Romney This election As They Did in 1968 To His Dad George?

(CONNECTICUT) – The truth hurts, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may feel the pain more than most. He watched his dad’s 1968 presidential bid flame out after George Romney told the truth about the Vietnam War: “I had just had the greatest brainwashing that anyone could get when you go over to Vietnam,” he said. […]

June 7th, 2012
John Stoehr
June 7th, 2012
By John Stoehr
Will The Media Devour Mitt Romney This election As They Did in 1968 To His Dad George?

(CONNECTICUT) – The truth hurts, and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may feel the pain more than most. He watched his dad’s 1968 presidential bid flame out after George Romney told the truth about the Vietnam War: “I had just had the greatest brainwashing that anyone could get when you go over to Vietnam,” he said. […]

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CIA ‘Revives Attacks On Rescuers’ In Pakistan

CIA drones are reportedly reviving the use of highly-controversial tactics that target rescuers and funeral-goers. On Monday US drones attacked rescuers in Waziristan in western Pakistan minutes after an initial strike, killing 16 people in total according to the BBC. On May 28, drones were also reported to have returned to the attack in Khassokhel near Mir Ali. […]

June 5th, 2012
Chris Woods
June 5th, 2012
By Chris Woods
CIA ‘Revives Attacks On Rescuers’ In Pakistan

CIA drones are reportedly reviving the use of highly-controversial tactics that target rescuers and funeral-goers. On Monday US drones attacked rescuers in Waziristan in western Pakistan minutes after an initial strike, killing 16 people in total according to the BBC. On May 28, drones were also reported to have returned to the attack in Khassokhel near Mir Ali. […]

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After Taiwan Trip, NY Congressman Orders Ethics Training For Staff

Update Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., is ordering ethics training for his staff following a ProPublica story on a trip the congressman and his wife took to Taiwan that was organized by lobbyists. House rules bar members from going on trips arranged by lobbyists. Owens announced that he was reimbursing $22,000 to the trip’s official sponsor, […]

May 30th, 2012
Justin Elliot
May 30th, 2012
By Justin Elliot
After Taiwan Trip, NY Congressman Orders Ethics Training For Staff

Update Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., is ordering ethics training for his staff following a ProPublica story on a trip the congressman and his wife took to Taiwan that was organized by lobbyists. House rules bar members from going on trips arranged by lobbyists. Owens announced that he was reimbursing $22,000 to the trip’s official sponsor, […]

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The Landgrabbers: Who Owns The Planet?

The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a key global problem that has yet to register with most people. In 2008, food prices around the world spiked, tipping many on the edges of poverty into crisis. But the rise in the cost of food also focused the […]

May 30th, 2012
Rachel Oldroyd
May 30th, 2012
By Rachel Oldroyd

The latest book by science and environment author Fred Pearce is a breezy waltz through a key global problem that has yet to register with most people. In 2008, food prices around the world spiked, tipping many on the edges of poverty into crisis. But the rise in the cost of food also focused the […]

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International Development Aid Going To Private Companies

Last year world leaders gathered at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea to discuss the future of international aid. Amongst the negotiations and political wrangling there was one message that governments appeared to agree on: that the most effective and fairest way to administer international aid would be to […]

May 30th, 2012
Maeve McClenaghan
May 30th, 2012
By Maeve McClenaghan
International Development Aid Going To Private Companies

Last year world leaders gathered at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea to discuss the future of international aid. Amongst the negotiations and political wrangling there was one message that governments appeared to agree on: that the most effective and fairest way to administer international aid would be to […]

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Analysis: Europe Takes A Step Into The Abyss

The markets are expecting a politically rudderless Greece to exit from the euro within weeks, if not days. An economic storm to make 2008’s bank collapse feel like a mild shower is now increasingly likely. For four years, European leaders have been staring into the abyss. Co-ordinated European spending cuts triggered rampant unemployment in Portugal, […]

May 29th, 2012
Nick Mathiason
May 29th, 2012
By Nick Mathiason
Analysis: Europe Takes A Step Into The Abyss

The markets are expecting a politically rudderless Greece to exit from the euro within weeks, if not days. An economic storm to make 2008’s bank collapse feel like a mild shower is now increasingly likely. For four years, European leaders have been staring into the abyss. Co-ordinated European spending cuts triggered rampant unemployment in Portugal, […]

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Texas Sheriff Plans To Arm County’s Drones With Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas

(MintPress)—In the midst of a controversy that has pundits on the left and right concerned and upset over the increased use of spy drones in U.S. skies, a Texas county sheriff is claiming his jurisdiction could benefit from arming its drone to disperse rubber bullets and tear gas. In April, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office […]

May 25th, 2012
Trisha Marczak
May 25th, 2012
By Trisha Marczak
Texas Sheriff Plans To Arm County’s Drones With Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas

(MintPress)—In the midst of a controversy that has pundits on the left and right concerned and upset over the increased use of spy drones in U.S. skies, a Texas county sheriff is claiming his jurisdiction could benefit from arming its drone to disperse rubber bullets and tear gas. In April, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office […]

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